A review by sfbookgirl
The No-Show by Beth O'Leary

emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I’d like to preface this review by noting that the reason I gave it a low rating is that I was expecting something more sinister. I should have known from the pink cover that it would have had a happy ending. 😆 THE NO-SHOW is about three women who discover they all stood up by the same man…on Valentine’s Day. But, is there more to him than meets the eye? 
 
Beth O’Leary portrays this man as a terrible piece of sh*t so of course, that’s how I think of him too. And I continue to think of him as that for the entirety of the book. So when readers discover he is not as terrible as he seems, I am devastated. How am I supposed to change my views about this terrible-seeming man after he was given a terrible reputation throughout most of the book? This less-than-great experience is a bit of a weird one, but I stand by my rating.
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